[05/27/14 - 11:20 PM]Development Update: Tuesday, May 27Updates include: E! passes on its drama pilot "Songbyrd"; Melora Hardin joins the cast of Amazon's "Transparent"; and John Wesley Shipp's character on "The Flash" is revealed.

[02/25/14 - 11:54 PM]Development Update: Tuesday, February 25Updates include: Matthew Perry's "The Odd Couple" gets pilot order at CBS; Viola Davis to lead "How to Get Away with Murder" at ABC; and Ashley Judd set for "Salvation" at NBC.

[01/17/14 - 11:24 PM]Development Update: Friday, January 17Updates include: Tyler Ritter to star "The McCarthys" at CBS; "Red Band Society," "Runner" on track for series at FOX; and Mary Steenburgen to recur on FX's "Justified."

ADDITIONAL NOTES:renewed through the 2015-16 season (the show's third) on 1/13/15

DESCRIPTION:(from ABC Family's press release, January 2015) ABC Family today announced its hit original drama series "The Fosters" will return for a third season and has picked up a new unscripted series "Job or No Job." "The Fosters" will premiere all-new episodes from the second season on Monday, January 19, 8:00PM - 9:00PM ET/PT, picking up from the holiday episode cliffhanger. "The Fosters" is a compelling, one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological teenaged kids being raised by two moms. Stef Adams Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her wife, Lena Adams Foster, a school Vice Principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Recently added to the mix are their newly adopted son, Jude, and his sister, Callie, who is striving toward adoption as well despite the roadblocks caused by her tumultuous family history.